Dinosaurs and other fossils found in PT
The Paleobiology Database records 1,876 fossil occurrences of 439 genera in PT, including 44 dinosaur genera. Every fossil site is shown on the map; colours show the main group found there. Countries are as recorded by the Paleobiology Database for each fossil collection.
Dots are fossil collections in the Paleobiology Database on today’s map, merged where closer than about 5 km. See them on the ancient Earth →
What dinosaurs have been found in PT?
The Paleobiology Database records 44 dinosaur genera from PT. Those with the most fossil records there are Torvosaurus, Allosaurus, Anomoepus, Ceratosaurus, Iguanodon, Parabrontopodus.
Dinosaurs found in PT (44 genera)
Torvosaurus, Allosaurus, Anomoepus, Ceratosaurus, Iguanodon, Parabrontopodus, Stegosaurus, Baryonyx, Camarasaurus, Lusotitan, Iberospinus, Oceanotitan, Eousdryosaurus, Compsognathus, Hypsilophodon and 29 more genera without a page here: Aviatyrannis, Brontopodus, Cariocecus, Caririchnium, Dacentrurus, Deltapodus, Dinehichnus, Dinheirosaurus, Draconyx, Dracopelta, Dryosaurus, Duriatitan, Erectopus, Eutynichnium, Galinhapodus, Hesperonyx, Iguanodontipus, Jurabrontes, Losillasaurus, Lourinhanosaurus, Lourinhasaurus, Lusovenator, Mantellisaurus, Megalosauripus, Megalosauropus, Paronychodon, Richardoestesia, Therangospodus, Zby.
Prehistoric birds (52 genera)
Coturnix, Alectoris, Turdus, Corvus, Gallus, Otus, Columba, Phalacrocorax, Anas, Cygnus, Aquila, Larus, Tadorna, Melanitta, Morus, Puffinus, Calonectris, Aegypius, Pelecanus, Phoenicopterus, Bubo, Streptopelia, Buteo, Gavia, Grus, Numenius, Gyps, Gallinago, Asio, Athene, Tyto, Ixobrychus, Burhinus, Pelagornis · 18 more genera recorded.
Pterosaurs (4 genera)
Rhamphorhynchus, Pteraichnus, Pterodactylus, Ornithocheirus.
Plesiosaurs & kin (2 genera)
Crocodile relatives (14 genera)
Tomistoma, Lisboasaurus, Ophiussasuchus · 11 more genera recorded.
Early tetrapods & amphibians (2 genera)
Metoposaurus · 1 more genera recorded.
Early mammals (1 genera)
1 more genera recorded.
Ice Age & later mammals (168 genera)
Gomphotherium, Bunolistriodon, Equus, Cervus, Prolagus, Oryctolagus, Ovis, Capra, Felis, Palaeoloxodon, Hyotherium, Kuehneodon, Brachypotherium, Palaeomeryx, Lepus, Metaxytherium, Pseudobolodon, Vulpes, Mammut, Erinaceus, Capreolus, Meles, Eliomys, Amphicyon, Diceratherium, Dicrocerus, Scaldicetus, Galerix, Pinheirodon, Plesiochoffatia, Procervulus, Sorex, Talpa, Apodemus, Crocidura, Eubalaena, Monachus, Mesoplodon, Palaeotherium, Anchitherium, Stephanorhinus, Dryolestes, Listriodon, Peratherium, Nanolestes, Bernardodon, Macrokentriodon, Stephanomys, Adicetus, Homo, Camelus, Mustela, Sciurus, Lutra, Hipparion, Homotherium, Eptesicus, Rhinolophus, Miacis, Eucladoceros, Alphadon, Pseudaelurus, Tetralophodon, Dormaalocyon, Anoplotherium, Diacodexis, Heterohyus, Cainotherium, Dorcatherium, Archaeonycteris, Galemys, Henkelotherium, Laolestes, Tinodon, Viverravus, Apatemys, Globicetus, Guimarotodon, Kielanodon, Pediomys, Pliolophus, Priacodon, Bathmochoffatia, Conohyus, Drescheratherium, Mimomys, Rudicetus, Diplobune, Imocetus, Lophiaspis, Meketibolodon, Miopetaurista, Paschatherium, Schizodelphis, Tusciziphius, Arcius, Cephalotropis, Euroxenomys, Proalbionbaatar, Tagicetus, Didelphodus · 67 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (59 genera)
Carcharodon, Otodus · 57 more genera recorded.
Ammonites & nautiloids (34 genera)
34 more genera recorded.
Trilobites & sea scorpions (59 genera)
59 more genera recorded.
Fossil occurrences: Paleobiology Database (CC0 as reported by the API; CC BY 4.0 policy), downloaded 23 October 2026. Genus pages quote Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).